The European Union (EU) is actively engaged in all levels of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia told VOA.

According to Toivo Klaar, the activities of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, who has held four meetings in Brussels between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as his personal efforts in this regard, attest to this engagement of the EU.

Another evidence of EU activeness in the region, according to Klaar, is the recent deployment of an EU observation mission in Armenia—along the border with Azerbaijan. The EU has its interests there, he noted. This is the neighboring region of the EU, so they have an obvious interest in a peaceful and prosperous South Caucasus, and for that, it is important to be able to settle the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Klaar added.

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus said he expects that the aforesaid EU observation mission in Armenia will better inform Brussels about the situation on the ground and the existing challenges, through which it is possible to contribute more effectively to the peace process.